Jerome Corsi has never been one to let the facts get in the way of a good conspiracy, and he certainly isn’t about to when it comes to President Obama’s purported war against Dinesh D’Souza.
Back in January, Corsi trotted out the producer of D’Souza’s films, Gerald Molen, to claim that D’Souza’s arrest on charges of making illegal campaign contributions is “political prosecution” comparable to the tactics used on the communist former Soviet Union to quell dissent. Now that D’Souza has not only pleaded guilty to making the illegal campaign donations but admitted he knew that what he was doing was illegal, Corsi and Molen won’t let the conspiracy die a natural death, as Corsi wrote in a May 20 WND article:
Molen issued a statement after D’Souza’s court hearing Tuesday.
“This administration doesn’t see its opponents as dissenters but as enemies, and if they can’t refute you, they try to lock you up,” he said.
“Normally these types of offenses are resolved with fines or community service. I and the American people will be watching closely to make sure that justice is done in the sentencing portion.”
In January, Molen’s response to D’Souza’s indictment also was blunt.
“When Dinesh D’Souza can be prosecuted for making a movie, every American should ask themselves one question: ‘What will I do to preserve the First Amendment?’” Molen, the producer of “2016: Obama’s America,” told WND at the time.
Corsi didn’t point out that D’Souza’s guilty plea makes his earlier statement a fraud. He wasn’t prosecuted for “making a movie,” he was prosecuted for breaking the law.
Corsi and Molen do not explain why they believe Obama-haters should not be held responsible for their crimes.